diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c578e5d..f30c475 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,20 @@ Check the code, with a custom `MyPy` configuration to override the defaults:
 poetry check-project --config-file <PATH-TO-MYPY.INI-CONFIG-FILE>
 ```
 
+### Available command options
+
+#### Custom temp path
+A custom temporary path to use for reading, writing and deleting project content during the project build.
+This option is useful for environments with restrictions on where scripts are allowed to store content.
+
+NOTE: The default temp path will be created as a sibling to the project to build, and is the recommended way in most cases.
+
+``` shell
+poetry build-project --custom-temp-path /tmp
+poetry check-project --custom-temp-path /tmp
+```
+
+
 ### Usage for libraries
 The `build-project` has a solution to the problem with top namespaces in libraries for __Python 3.9__ and more.
 You can choose a custom namespace to be used in the build process, by using the `--with-top-namespace` flag. 
diff --git a/poetry_multiproject_plugin/commands/buildproject/project.py b/poetry_multiproject_plugin/commands/buildproject/project.py
index 00b9935..86f59ec 100644
--- a/poetry_multiproject_plugin/commands/buildproject/project.py
+++ b/poetry_multiproject_plugin/commands/buildproject/project.py
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ def create_command_options() -> List[Option]:
             long_name="with-top-namespace",
             description="To arrange relative includes, and to modify import statements.",
             flag=False,
-        )
+        ),
+        option(
+            long_name="custom-temp-path",
+            description="Temporary path to use for reading, writing and deleting content during the project build.",
+            flag=False,
+        ),
     ]
 
     return parent + current
@@ -37,8 +42,10 @@ class ProjectBuildCommand(BuildCommand):
 
     options = create_command_options()
 
-    def collect_project(self, path: Path, top_ns: Union[str, None]) -> Path:
-        destination = prepare.get_destination(path, "prepare")
+    def collect_project(
+        self, path: Path, top_ns: Union[str, None], temp_path: Union[str, None]
+    ) -> Path:
+        destination = prepare.get_destination(path, "prepare", temp_path)
 
         prepare.copy_project(path, destination)
         packages.copy_packages(path, destination, top_ns)
@@ -80,7 +87,9 @@ def handle(self):
         self.line(f"Using <c1>{path}</c1>")
 
         top_ns = prepare.normalize_top_namespace(self.option("with-top-namespace"))
-        project_path = self.collect_project(path, top_ns)
+        temp_path = self.option("custom-temp-path")
+
+        project_path = self.collect_project(path, top_ns, temp_path)
 
         if top_ns:
             self.rewrite_modules(project_path, top_ns)
diff --git a/poetry_multiproject_plugin/commands/checkproject/check.py b/poetry_multiproject_plugin/commands/checkproject/check.py
index fa4a990..a8006a0 100644
--- a/poetry_multiproject_plugin/commands/checkproject/check.py
+++ b/poetry_multiproject_plugin/commands/checkproject/check.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import itertools
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Union
 
 from cleo.helpers import option
 from cleo.io.outputs.output import Verbosity
@@ -44,11 +44,16 @@ class ProjectCheckCommand(Command):
             long_name="config-file",
             description="Path to mypy config file. Use it to override the defaults.",
             flag=False,
-        )
+        ),
+        option(
+            long_name="custom-temp-path",
+            description="Temporary path to use for reading, writing and deleting content during the project check.",
+            flag=False,
+        ),
     ]
 
-    def collect_project(self, path: Path) -> Path:
-        destination = prepare.get_destination(path, "check")
+    def collect_project(self, path: Path, temp_path: Union[str, None]) -> Path:
+        destination = prepare.get_destination(path, "check", temp_path)
 
         prepare.copy_project(path, destination)
         packages.copy_packages(path, destination)
@@ -64,9 +69,11 @@ def prepare_for_build(self, path: Path):
 
     def handle(self):
         is_verbose = self.option("verbose")
+        temp_path = self.option("custom-temp-path")
+
         path = self.poetry.file.path.absolute()
 
-        project_path = self.collect_project(path)
+        project_path = self.collect_project(path, temp_path)
         self.prepare_for_build(project_path.absolute())
 
         if not is_verbose:
diff --git a/poetry_multiproject_plugin/components/project/prepare.py b/poetry_multiproject_plugin/components/project/prepare.py
index f5d3455..e210b85 100644
--- a/poetry_multiproject_plugin/components/project/prepare.py
+++ b/poetry_multiproject_plugin/components/project/prepare.py
@@ -6,16 +6,27 @@
 from poetry_multiproject_plugin.components.toml import read
 
 
-def get_destination(project_file: Path, prefix: str) -> Path:
+def get_destination_folder(project_file: Path, temp_path: Union[str, None]) -> Path:
+    if temp_path:
+        return Path(temp_path)
+
     grandparent = project_file.parent.parent
 
     if project_file.parent == grandparent:
         raise ValueError(f"Failed to navigate to the parent of {project_file.parent}")
 
+    return grandparent
+
+
+def get_destination(
+    project_file: Path, prefix: str, temp_path: Union[str, None]
+) -> Path:
+    folder = get_destination_folder(project_file, temp_path)
+
     project_name = read.project_name(project_file)
     sibling = f".{prefix}_{project_name}"
 
-    return Path(grandparent / sibling)
+    return Path(folder / sibling)
 
 
 def copy_project(project_file: Path, destination: Path) -> Path:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a1449a4..41b902a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "poetry-multiproject-plugin"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 description = "A Poetry plugin that makes it possible to use relative package includes."
 authors = ["David Vujic"]
 license = "MIT"